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Auction 175, Lot 71

"Karta Ofver Norra America"

Subject: North America

Period: 1830 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.4 x 7 inches
21.3 x 17.8 cm
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This rare Swedish map of North America was engraved by Stockholm-based mapmaker E. Akerland. It delineates the 24 states that existed at the time of publication as well as the Florida, Arkansas, Missouri, Northwest, and Oregon territories. The Southwest, including California and Texas, is still part of Mexico. Two fictitious lakes, Timpanogos and Tegujo, appear just west of the Rockies and are linked by a river to the San Francisco Bay. A color key at bottom identifies the colonial holdings of England, France, Spain, the Netherlands, and Denmark. An inset at bottom left zooms in on New England.

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Condition: B+

There are spots of light soiling and a small hole in the Atlantic.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $50

Closed on 11/13/2019

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